FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 3, 1998Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 93–89.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Hornets93
Q1 CHH -12; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Warriors96
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Bucks82
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Magic91
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Nets97
Blazers98
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Kings93
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Suns110
Raptors105
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 1996–97Feb 3, 1997: 3 games. Top scorer: Eric Williams (Celtics-Raptors), 27 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hornets

Charlotte fights back from 12 down against Boston

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1+2+4CHH AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2716222489
Hornets1529232693
Who led
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 28, 13, 13, 10, 10, 14, 9, 24CHH24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 6, 18, 28, 15, 13, 28, 11, 15CHH15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 30, 19, 22, 16, 18, 38, 27, 23BOS23 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 10, 15, 3, 1, 5, 2, 7, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Raptors combined for 215, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RaptorsSuns 110, Raptors 105
215
Jazz-ClippersJazz 102, Clippers 111
213
Pacers-KingsPacers 115, Kings 93
208
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 97, Rockets 110
207
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 105, Warriors 96
201
Nets-BlazersNets 97, Blazers 98
195
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 89, Hornets 93
182
Hawks-MagicHawks 90, Magic 91
181
Knicks-BucksKnicks 78, Bucks 82
160
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BlazersNets 97, Blazers 98
+1 POR
Hawks-MagicHawks 90, Magic 91
+1 ORL
Knicks-BucksKnicks 78, Bucks 82
+4 MIL
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 89, Hornets 93
+4 CHH
Suns-RaptorsSuns 110, Raptors 105
+5 PHX
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 105, Warriors 96
+9 SAS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 102, Clippers 111
+9 LAC
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 97, Rockets 110
+13 HOU
Pacers-KingsPacers 115, Kings 93
+22 IND
CHH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HornetsCHH won · Celtics 89, Hornets 93
12 pts
Spurs-WarriorsSAS won · Spurs 105, Warriors 96
9 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 78, Bucks 82
3 pts
Hawks-MagicORL won · Hawks 90, Magic 91
2 pts
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 97, Blazers 98
1 pt
Rogers shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersLAC · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
OutlawORL · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Lorenzen WrightLAC · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
KiddPHX · 22 PTS, 16 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KittlesNJN · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Blazers
Nets 97Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2624232497
Blazers2531241898
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Portland beat New Jersey 98-97

Kendall Gill led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 31-24.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+6+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keith Van Horn led the game in fantasy with 48.7 FPTS (21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 90Magic 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2228192190
Magic2820212291
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 91-90 behind 23 points and 17 rebounds from Bo Outlaw

Christian Laettner paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock topped the game at 56.8 FPTS: 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 89Hornets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2716222489
Hornets1529232693
The story
Anthony Mason's 11 rebounds and 9 points carried Charlotte past Boston, 93-89

For Boston, Dee Brown had 20 PTS, 4 REB 11 REB, 9 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL · 2-9 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 29-16.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −12+1+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker was the fantasy play: 48.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pacers rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Sacramento by 22.

ORL over ATL1POR over NJN1CHH over BOS4MIL over NYK4PHX over TOR5SAS over GSW9LAC over UTA9HOU over VAN13IND over SAC22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 23, 13, 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34Spurs-Warriors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 24, 26, 20, 16, 27, 26, 9, 30Grizzlies-Rockets · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 13, 21, 19, 21, 6, 14, 17, 25Rockets-Grizzlies · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
James RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 5, 6, 11, 9, 0, 0, 12, 25Clippers-Jazz · W
6.0 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 16, 24, 2, 30, 3, 13, 22, 24Suns-Raptors · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 14, 14, 6, 10, 30, 9, 10, 24Blazers-Nets · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleyDAL+6.0 27.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 14.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Matt MaloneyHOU+4.6 13.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK+4.2 19.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Bison DeleDET−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Elden CampbellLAL−5.6 7.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Toni KukocCHI−5.2 7.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Sam CassellNJN−4.8 13.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Chris GatlingNJN−4.1 8.4 last 10 · 12.5 season